Shikishima features a secondary armament which consists of twenty 100 mm/65 type 98 Dual Purpose guns. At closer ranges, high caliber AP shells will penetrate and citadel Shikishima through the cheek of her bow armor.Īs a result of her armor layout, Shikishima captains should play her at medium to long ranges. However, her citadel is very large and retains the ‘cheek’ plating weakness. Her overall armor scheme is good, with 57mm deck plating and 32mm bow and stern armor. Her hull has a high health pool of 97,200 and retains a 55% Torpedo damage reduction. Her concealment of 14.1km is standard amongst Tier X battleships. Shikishima’s hull features a similar armor scheme to her predecessor Yamato. Careful positioning and map awareness are necessary to ensure all guns remain in the fight. The turrets on Shikishima are very slow, with a 180 degree turn time of 57.5 seconds. This can be offset by equipping Main Battery Modification 3 bringing the reload down to 23.7 seconds However, due to having only 6 guns, her accuracy can be frustrating due to the low amount of shells per salvo. Her guns are accurate, featuring better accuracy than a Yamato with the Main Battery Director System. Shikishima’s large caliber guns allow her to overmatch and deal damage to every ship in her matchmaking spread as long as aiming and dispersion allow. Her HE shells feature a 40% fire chance and 85mm penetration. The AP shells overmatch 35mm plating and feature high alpha damage as well as high penetration. While her guns are massive at 510mm, they do not provide any meaningful overmatch advantage in comparison to Yamato’s 460mm guns. These guns have a high range of 26.6km which is further increased by the Spotter Plane consumable. Shikishima features six 510mm/45 Type 58 guns housed in 3 twin turrets. She is available for purchase for 32,000 steel. She features similar characteristics to Yamato and fills a classic sniper battleship role. Shikishima is a Japanese Tier X special Battleship armed with six 510mm guns, the largest in the game.

The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.

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